Date of Letter

Event

20 Jul 1874

Auguste HOUILLON is in Manitoba, CANADA. Plans to go to the United States.

12 Oct 1874

Rosine HARMANT is marrying Charles COLLARD 13 Oct 1874

25 Jul 1875

Marie CLAUZE will leave with her children for America in Sep 1875

25 Jul 1875

Benjamin MANTOU and Earnest MANTOU are brothers

9 Apr 1876

Justin DEMONAY marries Fannie JACQUEL

9 Apr 1876

Boys in the same class as Jean Hippolyte JACQUAT (born 1854) still in France: Auguste VIGREUX, Alfred BLOSEUR, Charles NOEL, August LAVOT

2 Jun 1876

Joseph VATEUAX married at Heursin to a VAUTRIN girl

2 Jun 1876

Josephine RICHARD married August KELLER (QUELLEUR?) She already has a little boy.

2 Jun 1876

Mathilde SUISSE is at Veselisse. She has not taken her vows yet.

2 Jun 1876

Son PELCY de Rhode came to town, stayed 3 months, then went back to America

M & Mme HARMANT are in Illinois, America

M & Mme AUBERTON (AUBERTIN) are in Illinois, America

30 Jul 1876

Emile Michel JAMBU is going to marry Victoire KIERCHER, daughter of Father GRENODIER

31 Oct 1876

Father FISSON and Father COLEUR died (in fire?)

31 Oct 1876

Other names of friends of Jean Hippolye JACQUAT still in France: Edouard BACHELIER, Charles ODILE, Joseph VATEAU, Ernest MAYEUR

31 Oct 1876

Ernest MAYEUR's father is going to be a plower. They bought two oxen to plow with his brother Louis.

31 Oct 1876

M. HENRI de Bowl died in Oct 1876.

31 Oct 1876

Mme Springer went to the US. (Note: Jean Hippolyte JACQUAT marries her daughter Elisa)

12 Jun 1877

Jean Hippolyte JACQUAT's cousin Auguste HOUILLON was murdered in America in 1875 or 1876. There was no funeral in Maizières.

12 Jun 1877

Joseph VATEAU has a nice farm.

26 Sep 1877

Mathilde takes vows on 27 Sep 1877.

31 Mar 1878

Father HENRION has died.

31 Mar 1878

Father LESCART is again a widower.

31 Mar 1878

The house of Uncle SUISSE burned.

31 Mar 1878

August VIGREUX married to the daughter of Marie BERGER and working at Dieuze. He is the postman in the village.

10 Jun 1878

Marie VATEAU will marry a man from Sorcelin (Sotzelin)

1 Sep 1878

Charles NOEL is marrying Josephine CLEMENT

1 Sep 1878

BLANC family & SPRINGER family from Kizange left for America in Sep 1878, destination Illinois, USA

Auguste SUISSE is in America

26 Feb 1879

Eugene PARMENTIER is taking a test 14 Mar 1879 to become a school teacher

3 May 1879

Marie RICHARDS dies at the age of 23 years. She had one sibling and two children

6 Jul 1879

Eduard BACHELIER married Justine HASSOTH

27 Jul 1879

Marie VATEAU's little boy was baptized 27 Jul 1879

3 Sep 1879

August VIGREUX is going in the service Aug 1879 for 6 weeks

7 Sep 1879

Here is an address: "A.M. ALEXANDRE cons a Forestville care of Jos. L'HUILLER, Marquett County, Michigan, USA"